Pressure - not quite 37 weeks!

I’m due my third (I’ll be 37 weeks on Tuesday) and I was induced around 40 weeks with both of my children. I’ve been to triage today for RFM but she was absolutely fine! And she has since been SUPER active.

But this evening I’ve got a pressure/weight/bruised feeling right along my knicker line, at the bottom of my bump. It’s noticeably stronger when standing or sitting upright.

Any ideas?

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My baby fell 😢😢😢 has this happened to you?

My husband was with my baby and he was starting to wake up.. I was in the other room sleeping and heard the thud… then heard my baby scream and my husband cry out and my baby crying so loud 😩 I ran out and just saw my husband hugging him.. he fell from the bassinet and he cried with actual tears. I asked to help him… and by that time he had calmed down and stopped crying as my husband was apologizing to him and holding him. When I help him he looked like he wanted to nurse and was sticking his tongue out… he fell asleep pretty normally and I was touching his face (my husband said he landed on his face) to see if he was in any main or if anything felt weird… anyways my baby is 7 weeks old. I’ll take him to the doctor later today but I’m just super upset and nervous right now. Has this happened to anyone else ? Was your baby ok…. I hate saying things but one of my biggest fears/ unspoken insecurities is that my baby will get a brain injury or a developmental delay. I’ve always fears this because I’m a social worker and am around it everyday for work… any ways pls let me now if this happened to anyone or what u think 😩 is he gunna be ok

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